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Pick-up stick
Object Number 29-34-30/F780C
Display Title Pick-up stick
Descriptions
Object Description Bone(?) pick-up stick. Fiber is threaded through a hole in the bone. Each strand is of 2 yarns each: they are 2-ply Z and then plied Z. Bone is possibly deer metatarsal (P. Burns and L. Flynn via comparative material from zooarchaeology).
Inventory Description Organic, bone, tool, perforated, flattened, 1 end rounded, strung with twisted f
Classification
  • Utilized bone
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Intermediate period
  • Late horizon
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Intrasite Prehistoric grave
Additional Geographic Terms Chillon; Central Coast; vicinity of Ancon
Materials Bone, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 14 x 1.7 x 1.7 cm (5 1/2 x 11/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Mr. A. C. Spring
Donor Donated by Mrs. A. C. Spring (1929)

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